Overview of the events of 2022 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2022
Events
January
February
March
April
May
May 26 - Subgenre MUMBLE JAZZ is invented with Unc D's single HPHCPH.MMBL. MUMBLE JAZZ mixes jazz scatting with autotune modern hip hop flow.[ 6]
June
July
August
Jon Batiste wins top Jazz Artist in the 70th Annual DownBeat critics poll, Charles Lloyd & The Marvels wins top Jazz group[ 10]
September
The 65th Monterey Jazz Festival Occurs[ 11]
October
November
December
Albums
Makaya McCraven , who released In These Times , one of the most acclaimed albums of 2022. Photo taken in 2013
Month
Day
Album
Artist
Label
Notes
Ref.
January
21
Flow of Everything
Michael Bisio & Matthew Shipp
Fundacja Słuchaj
2 Blues for Cecil Andrew Cyrille , William Parker , Enrico Rava
TUM Records
[ 22]
28
The 7th Hand Immanuel Wilkins
Blue Note Records
[ 23]
February
4
Father's Wing
Rob Mazurek Quartet
Rogueart
[ 24]
25
Feed The Machine
Binker and Moses
Gearbox Records
[ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
March
4
Ghost Song
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Nonesuch Records
[ 28]
Pray For Me, I Don't Fit In
Melt Yourself Down
Universal International Music
[ 29]
8
Four Brothers
Tony Monaco
Chicken Coup Records
[ 30]
11
Live at GroundUP Music Festival
Snarky Puppy
GroundUP Music
[ 31]
April
1
GOLD
Alabaster DePlume
International Anthem Recording Company
[ 32]
4
Forest Floor Fergus McCreadie
Edition Records
15
Pursuit of Ends
High Pulp
ANTI-records
[ 33]
May
6
John Scofield John Scofield
ECM Records
[ 34]
13
Amaryllis
Mary Halvorson
Nonesuch Records
[ 35]
Belladonna
Mary Halvorson
Nonesuch Records
[ 36]
Red Balloon
Tank and the Bangas
Verve Forecast
[ 37] [ 38]
20
Origin
Joey Alexander
Mack Avenue Records
[ 39]
27
In The Spirit Of Ntu
Nduduzo Makhathini
Blue Note Records
[ 40]
Bluesthetic
Steve Davis
Smoke Sessions Records
[ 41]
June
10
Vincent
French Kiwi Juice
Mom + Pop Music
[ 42]
15
Holding Space, Live In Berlin
Lizz Wright
Blues & Greens Records
[ 43]
17
Pink Dolphins
Anteloper
International Anthem Recording Company
[ 44]
Golden Hour
Jocelyn Gould
[ 45]
July
1
Jazz Codes
Moor Mother
Anti- Records
[ 46]
15
Elastic Wave
Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity, André Roligheten , Petter Eldh
ECM Records
[ 47] [ 48]
29
Not Tight Domi and JD Beck
Blue Note Records
[ 49]
August
26
Everything I Know About Love Laufey
AWAL
[ 50]
September
9
LongGone Joshua Redman , Christian McBride , Brian Blade
Nonesuch Records
[ 51]
16
Linger Awhile Samara Joy
Verve Records
[ 52]
View with a Room Julian Lage
Blue Note Records
[ 53]
23
Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam The Comet Is Coming
Impulse Records
[ 54]
In These Times Makaya McCraven
International Anthem , Nonesuch , XL
[ 55]
Weather Alive
Beth Orton
Partisan Records
[ 56]
Secrets of Inanna
Connie Han
Mack Avenue Records
Quintet with Bill Wysaske (drums), John Patitucci (bass, acoustic), Rich Perry (tenor sax), Katisse Buckingham (flute)
[ 57]
Sparkle Beings
Angelica Sanchez Trio
Sunnyside Records
[ 58]
30
Empire Central Snarky Puppy
GroundUP Music
[ 59]
October
21
Nikki by Starlight
Nikki Yanofsky
MNRK Music Group
[ 60]
November
4
Voices of Bishara Tom Skinner
Where I'm Meant to Be Ezra Collective
Partisan Records
[ 61]
11
KALAK Sarathy Korwar
The Leaf Label
Produced by Photay
18
Trios: Sacred Thread
Charles Lloyd
Blue Note Records
[ 62]
All critically reviewed albums ranked
AnyDecentMusic
Deaths
January
Fred Van Hove, who died January 13
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
August 9 – Della Griffin , 100, American jazz vocalist and drummer[citation needed August 10 – Abdul Wadud , 75, American jazz cellist[ 107] August 18 – Rolf Kühn , 92, German jazz clarinetist and saxophonist[ 108] August 22 – Fredy Studer , 74, Swiss percussionist[ 109] August 22 – Jaimie Branch , 39, American jazz trumpeter[ 110] August 25 - Joey DeFrancesco , 51, Jazz Organist and Multi Instrumentalist [ 111]
Sebtember
October
November
See also
References
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^ "Jazz Fest Returns To New Orleans For 2022" . 29 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-28. Retrieved 28 July 2022 .^ "Domi and JD Beck release debut single "SMILE"; Watch The Video Directed By Anderson .Paak" . 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .^ Chinen, Nate (29 April 2022). "DOMi & JD Beck, 'SMiLE' . NPR . Retrieved August 17, 2022 . ^ "International Jazz Day" . Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 29 July 2022 .^ Unc D - HPHCPH.MMBL [MUMBLE JAZZ / JAZZTRONICA] , retrieved 2022-11-14 ^ Pitchfork: Sons of Kemet Breaking Up After Final Shows | Pitchfork , accessdate: May 23, 2023
^ "Geri Allen Enters the DownBeat Hall of Fame" . 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-28. Retrieved 28 July 2022 .^ "Blue Note Jazz Festival Debuts in Napa Valley With Robert Glasper, Snoop Dogg, Dave Chappelle & More" . Billboard . Retrieved 2022-08-20 .{{cite magazine }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )^ url=https://archive.maherpublications.com/view/331464720/ |access-date=August 18, 2022
^ "Generations Merge at the 65th Monterey Jazz Festival" . JazzTimes. October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022 .^ "Snarky Puppy Tour" . Retrieved 1 August 2022 .^ "Snarky Puppy return with new album Empire Central and UK tour and Wembley Arena show" . June 10, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022 .^ "FKJ Releases Album 'V I N C E N T' & Announces 2022 North America Tour + Shares Album Documentary" . momandpopmusic . June 14, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .^ DOMi & JD Beck Sell Out First Show Of First Tour In Dallas [Photos/Videos]: DOMi & JD Beck Sell Out First Show Of First Tour In Dallas [Photos/Videos] , accessdate: June 3, 2023
^ The Future of Bass: Ron Carter Documentary "Finding The Right Notes" Premieres on PBS October 21st - Bass Magazine - The Future of Bass , accessdate: May 26, 2023
^ Variety: Sacha Jenkins on Depicting Louis Armstrong in New 'Black & Blues' Doc - Variety , accessdate: May 26, 2023
^ The New York Times: Best Jazz Albums of 2022 - The New York Times , accessdate: May 23, 2023
^ The Best Music Of 2022: NPR Staff Picks : NPR: The Best Music Of 2022: NPR Staff Picks : NPR , accessdate: May 23, 2023
^ The Guardian: The 10 best jazz albums of 2022 | Music | The Guardian , accessdate: May 23, 2023
^ JazzWeek top 2022 the original on 26 May 2023^ "2 Blues for Cecil" . TUM Records . Retrieved July 27, 2022 .^ "IMMANUEL WILKINS "THE 7th HAND" -Blue Note Records" . bluenote.com . Retrieved March 16, 2023 .^ "Father's Wing" . roguart . Retrieved July 28, 2022 .^ "Binker and Moses: Feeding The Machine Album Review @ All About Jazz" . allaboutjazz . 11 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .^ "Binker and Moses Feed The Machine" . downbeat . 14 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .^ "Binker and Moses: Feeding the Machine review – free jazz meets electronics in outer space" . theguardian . 27 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .^ "Singer/Composer Cécile McLorin Salvant's Nonesuch Debut Album, 'Ghost Song,' Out Now" . Nonesuch Records . 4 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-27 .^ "Melt Yourself Down: Pray for Me I Don't Fit In review – ambitious jazz visions realised to thrilling effect" . The Guardian the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .^ "Tony Monaco - Four Brothers" . Retrieved 2022-07-27 .^ "Live at GroundUP Music Festival" . Spotify. Retrieved August 1, 2022 .^ "Alabaster DePlume - GOLD - International Anthem - A Chicago-Born Recording Company That Produces And Promotes Progressive Media" . intlanthem. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .^ "High Pulp - Pursuit of Ends" . ANTI-records . Retrieved 2022-08-01 .^ "ECM Records - Shop" . ecmrecords . Retrieved August 1, 2022 .^ "Guitarist/Composer Mary Halvorson Makes Nonesuch Debut with Two Albums of New Compositions, 'Amaryllis' and 'Belladonna,' Out Now" . nonesuch . 13 May 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022 .^ "Seeing Double: Mary Halvorson Makes Nonesuch Records Debut with Two Albums" . Jazztimes . 11 July 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022 .^ "Tank And The Bangas Skate Into New 'Red Balloon' LP With Funky Lead Single, "No ID" [Watch/Listen]" . liveforlivemusic . 28 January 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .^ "On 'Red Balloon,' New Orleans' Tank and the Bangas fly high with old-meets-new R&B, soul" . nola . May 18, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .^ "About: Joey Alexander" . joeyalexandermusic . Retrieved July 28, 2022 .^ Blue Note Records: NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI "IN THE SPIRIT OF NTU" - Blue Note Records , accessdate: May 31, 2023
^ "Bluesthetic - Smoke Sessions Records" . smokesessionsrecords . Retrieved July 28, 2022 .^ "FKJ Releases Album 'V I N C E N T' & Announces 2022 North America Tour + Shares Album Documentary" . momandpopmusic . 14 June 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .^ "Lizz Wright: Holding Space (Blues & Greens)" . jazztimes . 14 July 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022 .^ "Anteloper - "Pink Dolphins" - International Anthem - A Chicago Born Recording Company That Produces And Promotes Progressive Media" . intlanthem . Retrieved March 15, 2023 .^ Jocelyn Gould - Golden Hour , retrieved 2023-07-01 ^ "Moor Mother - Jazz Codes" . anti . Retrieved March 15, 2023 .^ Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond: Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity: Elastic Wave (ECM 2724) – Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond , accessdate: May 31, 2023
^ Best Jazz Albums Of 2022: Best Jazz Albums Of 2022 , accessdate: May 31, 2023
^ "DOMi & JD Beck Announce Debut Album NOT TiGHT OUT JULY 29 - Blue Note Records" . bluenote . June 24, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022 .^ Laufey - Everything I Know About Love Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-09-01 ^ "Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade Return with 'LongGone,' Out Now on Nonesuch | Nonesuch Records" . Nonesuch Records . Retrieved 27 May 2023 .^ Verve Records: Samara's Linger Awhile - Verve Records , accessdate: May 23, 2023
^ Blue Note Records: JULIAN LAGE'S "VIEW WITH A ROOM" - Blue Note Records , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ "Hyper Dimensional Expansion Beam By The Comet is Rising" . allmusic. Retrieved March 14, 2023 .^ Slingerland, Calum (June 21, 2022). "Makaya McCraven Returns with New Album 'In These Times' . Exclaim! . Retrieved May 26, 2023 . ^ "Beth Orton, Weather Alive. Partisan Records Store" . partisanrecords. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .^ Connie Han: Secrets of Inanna album review @ All About Jazz: Connie Han: Secrets of Inanna album review @ All About Jazz , accessdate: June 16, 2023
^ Sunnyside Records: Sparkle Beings | Angelica Sanchez Trio | Sunnyside Records , accessdate: May 23, 2023
^ "Snarky Puppy" . Snarky Puppy. Retrieved October 8, 2022 .^ "Nikki Yanofsky – Nikki By Starlight" . Fem Music. September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022 .^ Where I'm Meant to Be. Ezra Collective.: Ezra Collective - Where I'm Meant to Be. Ezra Collective. , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Blue Note Records: CHARLES LLOYD "TRIOS: SACRED THREAD" - Blue Note Records , accessdate: May 23, 2023
^ "Feeding The Machine By Binker and Moses Metacritic" . Metacritic . Retrieved May 25, 2023 .^ "LongGone By Joshua Redman Metacritic" . Metacritic . Retrieved May 25, 2023 .^ "In These Times by Makaya McCraven Metacritic" . Metacritic . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .^ "Kalak by Sarathy Korwar Metacritic" . Metacritic . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .^ "The 7th Hand by Immanuel Wilkins Metacritic" . Metacritic . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .^ "Ghost Song by Cécile McLorin Salvant Metacritic" . Metacritic . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .^ "Belladonna by Mary Halvorson Metacritic" . Metacritic . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .^ "Mondays at the Enfield Tennis Academy by Jeff Parker Metacritic" . Metacritic . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .^ "This Is Brian Jackson by Brian Jackson Metacritic" . Metacritic . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .^ Metacritic: Revelators Sound System by The Revelators Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: Where I'm Meant to Be by Ezra Collective Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: If You Will by Flora Purim Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: Trios: Ocean by Charles Lloyd Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: Bordeaux Concert by Keith Jarrett Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: Pray for Me I Don't Fit In by Melt Yourself Down Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam by The Comet Is Coming Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Everything I Know About Love by Laufey , retrieved 2023-09-01 ^ Metacritic: Amaryllis by Mary Halvorson Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: Shebang by Oren Ambarchi Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ "NOT TiGHT by DOMi & JD BECK Metacritic" . Metacritic . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .^ Metacritic: 'Flicted by Bruce Hornsby Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: The Bad Plus [2022] by The Bad Plus Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: Gold by Alabaster DePlume Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: Pink Dolphins by Anteloper Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: Mesmerism by Tyshawn Sorey Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: Living Sky by Sun Ra Arkestra Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: Trios: Sacred Thread by Charles Lloyd Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: Glass Effect by Ben Marc Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Metacritic: Four by Bill Frisell Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Any Decent Music: Feeding The Machine by Binker And Moses reviews | Any Decent Music , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Any Decent Music: Kalak by Sarathy Korwar reviews | Any Decent Music , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Any Decent Music: In These Times by Makaya McCraven reviews | Any Decent Music , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Any Decent Music: Where I'm Meant to Be by Ezra Collective reviews | Any Decent Music , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Any Decent Music: Pray For Me I Don't Fit In by Melt Yourself Down reviews | Any Decent Music , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Any Decent Music: Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam by The Comet Is Coming reviews | Any Decent Music , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ Any Decent Music: Could We Be More by Kokoroko reviews | Any Decent Music , accessdate: May 27, 2023
^ "Antwerpse jazzpionier Fred Van Hove overleden" . GVA (in Dutch). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022 .^ "Jazz Legend Ernie Andrews Dies at 94" . 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 29 July 2022 .^ Chinen, Nate (March 9, 2022). "Ron Miles, cornetist who imbued modern jazz with heart and soul, dies at 58" . NPR. Retrieved March 10, 2022 . ^ Sandomir, Richard (9 June 2022). "Grachan Moncur III, Trombonist Whose Star Shone Briefly, Dies at 85" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 18 July 2022 . ^ "Revive Music Group Founder Meghan Stabile Has Died at 39" . 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2 August 2022 .^ Ewing, Jerry (10 July 2022). "Saxophonist Barbara Thompson dead at 77" . MSN . Retrieved 12 July 2022 . ^ "Influential Jazz Fusion Bassist And R&B Singer Michael Henderson Dead At 71" . 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-24. Retrieved 24 July 2022 .^ "Preminuo Milenko Stefanović: Odlazak svetski poznatog klarinetiste" . Kurir (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 August 2022 .^ "Pioneering Cellist Abdul Wadud Dies at 75" . 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2022-08-20 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )^ "Jazzklarinettist Rolf Kühn ist tot" . swr (in German). 22 August 2022. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022 .^ "Le batteur lucernois Fredy Studer est décédé subitement" [Lucerne drummer, Fredy Studer, died suddenly]. swissinfo.ch (in French). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022 .^ "Jaimie Branch, Trumpeter Who Crossed Genre Lines, Dies at 39" . The New York Times the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2023-08-25 .^ "Joey DeFrancesco, driving force on the Hammond organ, dies at 51" . npr.org . 26 August 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022 .^ Zee, Michaela (September 12, 2022). "Ramsey Lewis, Legendary Jazz Pianist Known for 'The In Crowd,' Dies at 87" . Variety . Retrieved September 13, 2022 . ^ "Ramsey Lewis, Jazz Pianist Who Became a Pop Star, Dies at 87" . The New York Times . Retrieved September 13, 2022 .^ Seymour, Gene (September 12, 2022). "Ramsey Lewis, the pop chart's favorite jazz pianist, dies at 87" . NPR . Retrieved September 13, 2022 . ^ Schudel, Matt (September 13, 2022). "Ramsey Lewis, pianist with crossover hit "The 'In' Crowd," dies at 87" . The Washington Post . Retrieved September 13, 2022 . ^ Flanagan, Andrew; Chinen, Nate (24 September 2022). "Pharoah Sanders, giant of spirit-driven jazz, dies at 81" . npr . ^ The San Diego Union-Tribune: Jazz in 2022: A year of resurgence and renewed caution, triumphant returns and major losses - The San Diego Union-Tribune , accessdate: May 25, 2023
^ Sax great Anthony Ortega dies at 94; from Sinatra to Zappa, he played with them all ^ Ellis, Andy (17 November 2022). "Remembering Mick Goodrick (1945–2022)" . Premier Guitar . Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
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